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Ministry of Labour & Employment
Vishwakarma Rashtriya Puraskar & National Safety Awards-2016 ceremony on September 17, 2018
28 Vishwakarma Rashtriya Puraskar to be awarded
128 National Safety Awards to be given under twelve schemes
Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Minister of Sate  for Labour and Employment will give away Vishwakarma Rashtriya Puraskar  and National Safety Awards  for the performance year 2016 at Dr. Ambedkar International Center, New Delhi on Monday September 17, 2018.
The Ministry of Labour & Employment has been operating the “Vishwakarma Rashtriya Puraskar”  and “National Safety awards” since 1965. These Award schemes are operated by the technical wing of the Ministry, namely the Directorate General Factory Advice Service & Labour Institutes , Mumbai – an attached office of the Ministry of Labour & Employment. DGFASLI renders technical advice/service to workers, their representatives and managements in factories and docks to make the industrial activities safe and to promote workers’ health & well-being.
VRP is awarded in recognition of outstanding suggestions given by a worker or group of workers and implemented by the management during the previous calendar year resulting improvement in quality, productivity and working conditions such as safety, health and environmental conservation in the industrial undertakings where “Suggestion Schemes” are in operation.
28 VRP awarded will be given in the form of cash prize and a certificate of merit in three categories: Five Awards of Rs. 75,000/- will be given in Class ‘A’, Eight Awards of Rs. 50,000/- in Class ‘B’ and Fifteen Awards of Rs. 25,000/- will be given in class ‘C’ categories.
The NSA is given in recognition of outstanding safety performance of industrial establishments, construction sites, ports and installations under Atomic Energy Regulatory Board  to stimulate and maintain the interests of both the management and the workers in accident prevention programmes. The awards are given under twelve schemes, out of which ten are meant for Factories /Construction sites /Installations under AERB and two are for Ports. Under each award, a Shield and a Certificate of Merit is given to each of the Award Winners and Runners-up. The establishments are classified in different schemes on the basis of working of highest man-hours. For the performance year-2016 a total of 128 Awards will be given which include 76 winners and 52 runner-ups.
The award presentation Ceremony for Vishwakarma Rashtriya Puraskar  & National Safety Awards  is held every year on the occasion of Vishwakarma day on September 17th. Awardees, representatives of the various industrial undertakings, invitees and senior Government officials will attend the function.
Ministry of Power
Steps by Government to increase the coal supply to power plants
The Government has taken the following measures to increase the coal supply to power plants:
- To help the power plants in enhancing their coal stock, CIL has offered about 5.2 MT coal in October, 2021 and 6 MT coal in December, 2021 from its various subsidiaries to State/Central Gencos for lifting through  RCR/Road mode.
- Government have issued revised coal stocking norms, which mandate the power plants to maintain sufficient stock at all times; if necessary, by import for blending to meet any contingent situation.
This information was given by Shri R.K Singh Union Minister for Power and MNRE in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Electronics & IT
New law relating to information technology and data protection
Government’s goals are aimed at ensuring Open, Safe & Trusted and Accountable internet for its users. In this regard, this Ministry continues to have discussion with the concerned stakeholders including industry, legal experts & academicians to achieve our objectives including new legislations, amendments of the Rules, etc. This Ministry has received many ideas during such consultation process.
The existing Information Technology Act was enacted twenty two years ago in 2000. Since then, the technology and the internet today has evolved at a very fast pace. There is a paradigm change in the opportunity in the Cyberspace and the challenges associated with it, which was not envisaged in 2000.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Electronics & Information Technology, Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
75 days long ‘COVID Vaccination Amrit Mahotsava’ concludes today
Over 15.92 crore Precaution Doses administered leading to an improved coverage of precaution dose for the eligible population aged 18 years from 8% to 27%
Over 13.01 lakh Special COVID Vaccination Camps organized in 75 days
75 days long ‘COVID Vaccination Amrit Mahotsava’ concludes today. The campaign was started on 15th July 2022 in a ‘mission mode’ in which special COVID vaccination drives were organized by all States and UTs to increase uptake for the Precaution Dose of COVID Vaccine among the eligible adult population .
In 75 days, across all states and UTs, 11,104 camps were organized at bus stations, 5,664 camps at railway stations, 511 camps at airports, over 1,50,004 camps at various schools and colleges, 4,451 camps at routes of religious yatras, and over 11,30,044 camps were organized at various private and government workplaces and industrial establishments.
As a result, more than 76.18 lakh first dose, 2.35 crore second dose and 15.92 crore precaution dose have been administered in this period of 75 days. More than 24.73 lakh doses per day have been administered including 20.68 lakh doses precaution dose per day.
A street play for awareness generation for uptake of Precaution Dose in Guna, Madhya Pradesh.
Under the COVID Vaccination Amrit Mahotsava, all States and UTs were urged to run the campaign as a ‘Jan Abhiyan’ with massive mass mobilization, through a camp approach. Multiple special vaccination camps in the routes of Char Dham Yatra , Amarnath Yatra , Kanwar Yatra  as well as major Melas and congregations were organized. Further, Special Vaccination Camps were organized at office complexes, industrial establishments, railway stations, inter-state bus stations, in schools and colleges. A total of 13,01,778 such camps were organized for free COVID vaccination.
At the start of COVID Vaccination Amrit Mahotsava on 15th July 2022, only 8% of the eligible population aged 18 years and above had received the Precaution Dose. With the intervention of 75 days long free vaccination campaign, 27% of the eligible population have now received their precaution dose.
Administration of Precaution Dose is pivotal to confer full/extended protection to beneficiaries against Covid-19. It helps to reduce the severity of the COVID-19 disease, risk of hospitalization and thereby reduces mortality.
Ministry of Finance
Revenue Deficit Grant  of Rs. 7,183.42 crore released to 14 States
Total Revenue Deficit Grant released to States so far in current financial year has gone up to Rs. 50,283.92 crore
States will get a total Revenue Deficit Grant of Rs. 86,201 crore in 2022-23
The Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance has on Thursday released the 7th monthly instalment of Post Devolution Revenue Deficit  Grant of Rs.7,183.42 crore to 14 States. The grant has been released as per the recommendations of the Fifteenth Finance Commission.
The Fifteenth Finance Commission has recommended a total Post Devolution Revenue Deficit Grant of Rs. 86,201 crore to 14 States for the financial year 2022-23. The recommended grant is released by the Department of Expenditure to the recommended States in 12 equated monthly instalments. With the release of 7th instalment for the month of October, 2022, the total amount of Revenue Deficit Grants released to the States in 2022-23 has gone up to Rs. 50,283.92 crore.
The Post Devolution Revenue Deficit Grants are provided to the States under Article 275 of the Constitution. The grants are released to the States as per the recommendations of the successive Finance Commissions to meet the gap in Revenue Accounts of the States post devolution.
The eligibility of States to receive this grant and the quantum of grant for the period from 2020-21 to 2025-26 was decided by the Fifteenth Finance Commission based on the gap between assessment of revenue and expenditure of the State after taking into account the assessed devolution during this period.
The States who have been recommended Post Devolution Revenue Deficit Grant by the Fifteenth Finance Commission during 2022-23 are : Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tripura, Uttarakhand and West Bengal.
State-wise details of Post Devolution Revenue Deficit Grant recommended for 2022-23 and the amount released to States as 7th instalment are as under:
State-wise Post Devolution Revenue Deficit Grant  Released

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S. No.
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Name of State
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7th instalment released for the month of October, 2022.
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Total PDRDG released to States during 2022-23.
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1
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Andhra Pradesh
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879.08
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6153.58
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2
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Assam
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407.50
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2852.50
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3
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Himachal Pradesh
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781.42
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5469.92
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4
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Kerala
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1097.83
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7684.83
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5
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Manipur
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192.50
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1347.50
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6
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Meghalaya
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86.08
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602.58
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7
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Mizoram
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134.58
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942.08
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8
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Nagaland
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377.50
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2642.50
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9
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Punjab
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689.50
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4826.50
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10
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Rajasthan
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405.17
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2836.17
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11
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Sikkim
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36.67
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256.67
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12
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Tripura
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368.58
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2580.08
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13
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Uttarakhand
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594.75
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4163.25
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14
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West Bengal
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1132.25
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7925.75
Ministry of Finance
Japan’s commits Rs 3,500 crore  as Official Development Assistance for health sector to fight the COVID-19 crisis in India
The Govt. of Japan has committed Official Development Assistance loan of an amount of JPY50 billion  for the COVID-19 Crisis Emergency Response Support. The Notes were exchanged today between Dr. C.S. Mohapatra, Additional Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, Government of India, and Mr. Suzuki Satoshi, Ambassador, Embassy of Japan to India for a Health sector programme loan to fight the COVID-19 crisis.
Subsequent to the Exchange of Notes, Loan Agreement for this programme loan was signed between Dr. C.S. Mohapatra, Additional Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Government of India and Mr. Katsuo Matsumoto, Chief Representative, JICA, New Delhi.
This programme loan aims to support India’s efforts in fighting COVID-19 and to prepare the health system to manage future epidemics and also to improve the resilience of India’s health systems against infectious diseases.
In addition, Notes were also exchanged today between Dr. C.S. Mohapatra, Additional Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, and Mr. Suzuki Satoshi, Ambassador, Embassy of Japan to India for Grant Assistance of an amount of JPY 1 billion  from Government of Japan.
This Grant-in-aid from Government of Japan is for providing medical equipment to strengthen the public health and medical system in India. This will strengthen the health care facilities for managing critical and serious patients suffering from COVID-19 infection.
India and Japan have had a long and fruitful history of bilateral development cooperation since 1958. In the last few years, the economic cooperation between India and Japan has strengthened and grown into strategic partnership. This further consolidates and strengthens the Strategic and Global Partnership between India and Japan.
Ministry of Power
NTPC Unchahar Handovers Oxygen Plant to District Administration of Raibareli
NTPC , a Maharatna CPSU under Ministry of Power in its continued efforts to help in fight against COVID has set up an oxygen plant by NTPC Unchahar. The plant was handed over to the district administration of Raibareli, UP. The necessary equipment and resources were made available by NTPC to the executing body for smooth functioning of this plant. With the establishment of this oxygen plant, oxygen facility will be made available regularly to the needy people with immediate effect.
(Earlier, 10 Oxygen cylinders were supplied by NTPC to Unchahar Community Health Center. In crisis situation, this initiative of NTPC Unchahar has emerged as a ray of hope that rural people can also get better health facilities.
Election Commission
Andaman & Nicobar Islands to go to polls on 11th April
15 Candidates in fray for lone Lok Sabha seat
406 polling stations set up for smooth conduct of elections
Andaman & Nicobar Islands go to polls in Phase 1 for its lone Parliamentary Constituency on 11th April.
Total number of voters in the state is 317878, which includes 168701 males, 149168 females and 9 voters in Third Gender category. The voters include 41 Great Nicobarese tribes of Strait Islands, 65 Onge tribes at Hut Bay and approximately 100 Shompen tribes of Campbell Bay.
15 candidates, including one woman and 9 independents, will contest for the lone Lok Sabha seat in 406 Polling Stations.
The Notification for elections in Andaman & Nicobar Islands was issued on 18th March. Last date of filing nominations was 25th March. The scrutiny of nominations took place on 26th March while the last date for withdrawal of candidates was 28th March.
Ministry of Railways
Prime Minister flags off two new Vande Bharat Express trains from Gorakhpur Railway station
Vande Bharat Trains introduced between Gorakhpur-Lucknow via Ayodhya, and Jodhpur- Ahmedabad 
Now, there are total 50 Vande Bharat routes operational in the Country
These Trains are saving hours of Journey time as compared to the current fastest train in the routes
Vande Bharat Express to provide world class experience to passengers and provide boost to tourism
Indian Railways witnessed a historic day today when Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi flagged off two new & upgraded versions of Vande Bharat Express trains at Gorakhpur Station in Uttar Pradesh. During the event, Governor, Uttar Pradesh Smt. Anandiben Patel, Chief Minister, Shri Yogi Adityanath, Gorakhpur MP, Shri Ravi Kishan Shukla, public representatives and special guests were also present at the venue.
Heralding a new era of comfortable and enhanced rail travel experience, two new Vande Bharat Express trains are running between Gorakhpur-Lucknow via Ayodhya and Jodhpur- Ahmedabad . These Vande Bharat trains flagged off today will improve connectivity among the state capitals and other cities, reduce the travelling time & enhance the comfort of journey. These Vande Bharat trains are taking the message of a New India – Viksit Bharat to each and every corner of our nation.
Gorakhpur-Lucknow Vande Bharat Express
Uttar Pradesh’s second Vande Bharat Express train, will depart from Gorakhpur and will reach Lucknow same day with stoppages at Basti and Ayodhya. With the operation of Vande Bharat train, the connectivity of Gorakhpur and Lucknow and nearby religious places and tourist places will increase,as well as the all-round development of the region will also enhance. This route will also fulfill the long demand of connectivity between the religious towns.
Jodhpur- Ahmedabad 
Rajasthan’s Jodhpur-Ahmedabad  Vande Bharat Express train will depart from Jodhpur Railway Station and reach Ahmedabad  station the same day with stoppage at Pali Marwad, Ranakpur Abu Road. It will facilitate easy and fast travel, and become an important medium to connect the culture, tourism and pilgrimage places of these regions. Vande Bharat Express will also provide a pleasant and better rail travel experience.
Prime Minister also laid the foundation stone of Gorakhpur Railway Station redevelopment. The station will be redeveloped at a cost of around Rs. 498 crore and will provide world class passenger amenities.
Vande Bharat Express trains offer a myriad of superior amenities which will provide passengers with world class comfortable travelling experience & advanced state-of-the-art safety features including KAVACH technology. Each train has been provided with bogies having fully suspended traction motors for 160 kmph operational speed. The advanced state-of-the-art suspension system ensures smooth and safe journey & enhanced riding comfort for passengers.
The train has been designed to increase Indian Railways' Green footprint by dispensing with the power cars and saving about 30% electricity with advanced regenerative braking system.
Prime Minister's Office
Telephonic Conversation between PM and Amir of the State of Qatar
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi had a telephonic conversation today with His Highness Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad al Thani, the Amir of the State of Qatar.
The two leaders discussed the ongoing developments related to the COVID-19 global pandemic and its social and economic impact. They exchanged notes about the measures taken in their respective countries to contain the spread of the virus. Prime Minister also informed HH the Amir about the recent regional initiatives among the SAARC countries, and the Virtual Summit among G-20 Leaders earlier in the day.
Both leaders expressed hope that the efforts and the measures being taken to stop the spread of the disease by all affected countries, would yield early and positive results. They emphasised the importance of international solidarity and information-sharing in fighting the pandemic.
Prime Minister thanked HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani for his personal attention to the welfare of the Indian nationals living and working in Qatar, particularly in the present situation. HH The Amir assured Prime Minister about the safety and welfare of all Indian expatriates in Qatar.
Prime Minister and HH the Amir agreed to maintain regular contact and consultation on the evolving situation.
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Tripura gets its first SEZ
Agro Based SEZ to come up in Sabroom
Tripura SEZ to open Avenues for Investment and Connectivity
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has notified the setting up of the first ever Special Economic Zone  in Tripura on December 16, 2019.
The SEZ is being set-up at Paschim Jalefa, Sabroom, South Tripura District, which is 130 km away from Agartala. It will be a Sector Specific Economic Zone for Agro-Based Food Processing.
The estimated investment in the project will be around 1550 Crore. The developer of the SEZ will be Tripura Industrial Development Corporation  Ltd. The SEZ is estimated to generate 12,000 skilled jobs. Rubber based industries, textile and Apparel Industries, bamboo and Agri-food Processing Industries will be set-up in the SEZ.
Setting up of the SEZ in Sabroom will open up new avenues to attract private investment considering the proximity of the Chittagong Port and construction of the bridge across Feni River in South Tripura which is underway.
After it is set up, 100 percent Income Tax exemption will be provided on export income for SEZ units under Section 10AA of the Income Tax Act for the first 5 years. Also 50 percent exemption will be provided for the next 5 years and 50 percent of the ploughed back export profit for another 5 years.
Ministry of Railways
NEW LANDING AT EXISTING FOOT OVER BRIDGE AT SANTRAGACHI STATION
Kolkata, December 10, 2018.
The new landing at existing footbridge of Santragachhi station was inaugurated today by one of the senior most passengers, Sri Manindra Sarkar and has been opened for the commuters.
With a view to avoid crowding of passengers at Foot Over Bridge of Santragachi station, one additional landing of the existing Foot Over Bridge has been constructed at the station on war footing as per instructions of General Manager, South Eastern Railway, Shri P.S. Mishra.
The work completed in a record time of just one month. The new landing has been constructed at the Kona Expressway side, which is used by maximum number of passengers coming to and from Kolkata.
Earlier, there was only one & same entry and exit steps for the passengers. Now the newly constructed landing facility will enhance the separate exit and separate entry of the passengers to avoid heavy rush at highly populated Santragachi Station. This landing with fully metalised rust proof structure will help in better dispersal of passengers from Santragachi station.
Apart from this, the work of one additional Foot Over Bridge at Santragachi Station is going on in full swing and is targeted to be commissioned by January 31, 2019.
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Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Action plan for 2020 Olympics
The Government is supporting sportspersons through National Sports Federations for their training, foreign exposures and competitions to enable them to obtain maximum quota for participation in the Tokyo Olympics, 2020. Under the Target Olympic Podium Scheme  customized training and allied facilities are also being made available to medal prospects and high achievers. Besides, ‘out of pocket allowance’ @ Rs. 50,000/- per month is given to the sportspersons included in TOPS for meeting their contingent and miscellaneous expenses.
This information was given by the Minister of State  for Youth Affairs and Sports Shri Kiren Rijiju in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Culture
Literary Forum on Multilingual Poetry Readings on 5 November 2019 at Sahitya Akademi, Eastern Regional Office, Kolkata
Kolkata, November 6, 2019
Sahitya Akademi. Eastern Regional Office, Kolkata organized a Literary forum on Multilingual Poetry Readings by well-known poets from Eastern India namely Sri Sudhir Dutta . Sri Gopal Lahiri , Sri Priyankar Paliwal . Sml Anita Acharya  and Sri T. C. Baskey  yesterday at Kolkata.
In the beginning, Dr Devendra Kumar Dcvcsh, Regional Secretary, Sahitya Akademi, Eastern Region, welcomed the gathering and informed about the activities of Akademi, especially in the Eastern Region. Dr Subodh Sarkar, Convener, Bengali Advisory Board, Sahitya Akademi spoke on the importance of multilingual programmes organized by Sahitya Akademi.
Sri Sudhir Dutta, recited some of his literary works namely Maha Vishnu, Badri Vishal, Suraj Ghorir Nich, etc. Sri Gopal Lahiri recited a few of his poems in English like That Faithful Day. Martyr's Wall, Mother's History, God's Room, World of the Words and Haiku. Sri Priyankar Paliwal recited poems in Hindi like Jisko tum sapna kahti ho aur main Bhavishva, Atpata Chhanda. Kata E Kalkatta, Chahana and Jal 1 , Jal 2. Smt Anita Acharya recited poemsin Odia like Bhinna Premo, Bodha Tokatiya and Samaya besides their Bengali translation and Sri T. C. Baskey from Santali recited Indung Kusiaa , Jiyar Gemenaha . Bartha Dular  etc. Besides their Bengali translation.
The programme ended with a big applause from the audience.
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